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A hand mixer with soap and water would do the trick to make the soapy suds to play with too (if you don’t have a food processor). Love that your kids used it in their imaginary play, and you got your floors cleaned in the process too! Thanks for sharing!

Maybe I’m an idiot, but to me “a little bit of water” means like a tablespoon. We had several miserable fails before we figured out we needed about 1/3 of a cup! Adding approximate amounts to the blog post would have really helped us out!

Loved this activity, HOWEVER, I would suggest using tears free baby shampoo. The 20 month old I watch had fun playing for about an hour and then rubbed his eyes with soapy hands… It was all downhill from there.

It works great with a hand mixer and a big bowl. I’ve made batches big enough for a whole classroom of kids. For less staining, add a few drops of water based tempera paint instead of food coloring. It makes bright colors, but washes out of everything!

Thanks, Britt! Still need to try this, we got busy with finger paint, rubber stamping and some other things so haven’t gotten to it. Perhaps this week. Maybe I’ll try a blender first so I can let Jamie know if it works- and it’s nice to know it’ll work with a mixer if that fails. :-)

Do you think it would work with a blender? I don’t have a food processor….but I love this idea! Just started reading through your “50 things to do w/toddler” ideas, and am excited about implementing them with my daughter. I feel like I lack creativity, but want to find fun and economical things for her to explore- so your list is the perfect thing to jump-start me!

Brianna – I’m not sure, I don’t have a blender!! ha ha! I guess it wouldn’t hurt to try it though. I don’t know why it wouldn’t work. Or you could do it with a hand mixer maybe? Or a stand mixer with the wisk attachment if you have one of those? Not sure. I’d love to hear how it turns out for you however you decide to do it.

I’m glad you’re enjoying the 50 Toddler Activities! Toddlers are hard to entertain sometimes! I’m learning the the simpler the better for them. Keep it as uncomplicated as possible. Enjoy!

Did this today with my 19-month-old son (his twin sister was napping) – it kept him entertained for an hour! All I had to do was refill the foam every 5-10 minutes, and give him toys to play with foam every once in a while. Thanks!!!

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